－I thought he might have got fined for speeding．

－He almost ________．The policeman gave in at the last minute．

A．did

B．have

C．had

D．might

－How do you find the guy who took ________ office last week?

－He's always finding ________ fault with others．

A．/; a

B．the; a

C．/;/

D．the;/

－Why on earth didn't you answer the phone?

－I'm terribly sorry, but the doorbell ________ , too,

A．is ringing

B．rang

C．was ringing

D．was about to ring

－What are you doing, Mike? Be quick．

－To be on the safe side, I'd bring some water, for the baby ________ feel thirsty on the way．

A．must

B．will

C．might

D．need

－Has your father returned from Africa yet?

－Yes, but he ________ here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia．

A．was

B．has been

C．will be

D．would be

－Have you known each other for long?

－Not very long, ________ we started to work in the company．

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．since

－We ________ to put off our school sports meet until next month．

－I ________ that．

A．have decided; didn't expect

B．decided; didn't expect

C．have decided; haven't expected

D．decide; don't expect

－I did not know you were good friends．

－You ________．I have known her since she moved here．You were abroad then．

A．may have

B．needn't have

C．couldn't have

D．must have

－Who are you waiting for?

－________ us a lecture this afternoon．

A．The professor wants to give

B．The professor will give

C．The professor about to give

D．The professor to give

－May I help you?

－Yes, I'd like to try on some sports jackets just like ________ I'm wearing．

A．it

B．one

C．the one

D．that